Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£27,887.36
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
18.8%
of income
In-year balance
-2.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 19.9%.
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 22.4%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.1% of income.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 25.3% to 18.8%.
12 December 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
118
Capacity
115 (103%)
Free school meals
56.8%
English additional lang.
0.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
19.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.0
Mean salary
£46,786
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
19.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
44.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
13.4%
2024/25 · 121 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern. | In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income. | ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income. | Reserves % | Per-pupil income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | £2.7m | £2.6m | £1.8m | 64.3% | +£172k | £661k | 24.0% | £26,697 |
| 2022/23 | £2.7m | £2.7m | £2.0m | 74.4% | +£15k | £686k | 25.3% | £25,132 |
| 2023/24 | £3.1m | £3.1m | £2.3m | 73.5% | +£417 | £686k | 22.4% | £27,106 |
| 2024/25 | £3.3m | £3.4m | £2.5m | 77.0% | -£69k | £617k | 18.8% | £27,887 |
Teaching staff
£1.3m
Support staff
£801k
Premises
£336k
Other costs
£492k
4.4%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
5.2%
Premises (total)
4.1%
Supply staff
3.8%
Catering
12.1%
Professional services
| Year | Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average. | Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46. | Basics 9–4ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs. | Basics 9–5 | EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography. | Disadv. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | —* | 6.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 23 |
* Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25. This cohort's KS2 SATs (2018/19) were the last before COVID-19 disruptions, and the DfE determined the baseline was not reliable enough for progress measures. Learn more
| Year | FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally. | Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes. | Mean salary | Turnover | Vacancy rate | Sickness (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 14.5 | 6.7 | £36,974 | 31.0% | 0.0% | 9.5 |
| 2021/22 | 12.1 | 8.5 | £37,769 | 0.8% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2022/23 | 18.8 | 5.7 | £36,368 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2023/24 | 20.7 | 5.5 | £40,819 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2024/25 | 19.6 | 6.0 | £46,786 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
19.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
44.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
13.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 13.1% | 4.4% | +8.7pp | 36.1% | 6.2% | 6.9% | 61 |
| 2014/15 | 13.7% | 4.5% | +9.2pp | 36.7% | 7.0% | 6.7% | 60 |
| 2015/16 | 14.7% | 4.5% | +10.2pp | 41.1% | 7.0% | 7.7% | 56 |
| 2016/17 | 13.4% | 4.6% | +8.8pp | 36.5% | 4.7% | 8.7% | 63 |
| 2017/18 | 13.4% | 4.8% | +8.6pp | 35.4% | 5.6% | 7.8% | 65 |
| 2018/19 | 14.2% | 4.6% | +9.5pp | 34.7% | 5.1% | 9.0% | 75 |
| 2020/21 | 11.4% | 4.5% | +6.9pp | 41.0% | 6.2% | 5.2% | 100 |
| 2021/22 | 20.4% | 7.1% | +13.3pp | 57.5% | 8.3% | 12.1% | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 18.5% | 6.8% | +11.7pp | 46.4% | 7.1% | 11.4% | 112 |
| 2023/24 | 21.0% | 6.6% | +14.5pp | 51.7% | 6.6% | 14.4% | 116 |
| 2024/25 | 19.9% | 6.2% | +13.7pp | 44.6% | 6.5% | 13.4% | 121 |
12 December 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 2016 | — | Requires improvement |